Permits

Who Is Required To Have An Industrial Waste Discharge Permit?
All existing commercial, institutional, and industrial users of the public sanitary sewer system. Examples: restaurants, hospitals, car wash, dental offices, medical offices, dry cleaners, printing shops, electronic components firms, etc.

When Are Industrial Users Required To Obtain A Permit?
All industrial users proposing to connect to or to contribute to the municipal sanitary sewer system shall obtain an industrial waste discharge permit before connecting to or contributing to the municipal sewer system. The Program, however, only issues a permit certificate to actual dischargers that actually have an industrial waste. Many users of the system, like a retail shop or an office, may not have to obtain a permit certificate. This assessment is made during the Business License application and building permit application processes. See the list below for examples of businesses that have to obtain a permit certificate.

How do I get a Permit for my business?
Use the menu to the left to go to the Permitting Section for instructions on getting a permit.

Examples Businesses That Require Industrial Waste Permitting All industrial users proposing to connect to or to contribute to the municipal sanitary sewer system shall obtain an industrial waste discharge permit beforehand.

• Vehicle Related Businesses (Automotive, Aircraft, Boat, Truck or Tractor): Car Washing, Steam Cleaning, Parts Washing, Radiator Repair, Detailing, Painting
• Any Commercial Cooking: Bakeries, Caterers, Deli's, Restaurants, Fast Food Establishments, Halls And Auditoriums With Kitchens
• Cleaners, Dry Cleaners, Laundries, Laundromats
• Food Processing, including Breweries, Dairies, Wineries
• Furniture: Repair, Painting, Stripping
• Hospitals: Convalescent, Medical, Emergency, Veterinary
• Animal Care: Kennels, Grooming
• Laboratories: Chemical, Medical, Research and Development
• Manufacturing
• Medical: Chiropractors, Dentists, Physicians, Veterinarians
• Paper, Wood or Metal Processing, Cutting, Machining, Coating, Painting, Polishing
• Photography: Film Processing, X-Ray Developing, Dark Rooms
• Art Studious: Ceramics, Painting, Pottery
• Printing/Copy Shops

Permits Issued by the Chemical Control Program
The Chemical Control Program issues a permit certificate and conditions to Categorical Users (Class 1), Significant Users(Class 2), and Non-regulated Significant Users (Class 3). Non-significant Users (Class 4) may or may not be issued a certificate depending upon the type of use.

Permit Certificate is also used by the Gilroy Fire Prevention and Hazardous Materials Storage Permit Program. The Certificate has check boxes to indicate which permits are included on the Certificate. The Certificate will indicate the expiration date of the permit. The Certificate will always be accompanied by Permit Conditions. SAMPLE PERMIT CERTIFICATE.

These Permit Conditions indicate the Limits on average and maximum waste water constituants and characteristics, Limits on the average and maximum rate and time of discharge, requirements for flow regulations and equalization, Requirements for installation and maintanence of inspection and sampling facilities, Specifications for monitoring programs which may include sampling locations, frequency of sampling, number, types and standards for tests and reporting schedules, Compliance schedules, Requirements for subission of technical reports or discharge reports, Requirements for notification, and other conditions.